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THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS ON PREFERENCE FOR
MODELS OF TEACHING
by
Paige McGinty McCord
_______________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2010
Copyright 2010 Paige McGinty McCord
Object Description
| Title | The influence of teacher characteristics on preference for models of teaching |
| Author | McCord, Paige McGinty |
| Author email | pmcginty@usc.edu; paigemcginty@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-03-25 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-04-22 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Kaplan, Sandra |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Keim, Robert Hunt, Lucy |
| Abstract | The present study sought to uncover relationships between the personal characteristics of teachers and their preferences for models of teaching. A purposeful sample included 12 elementary instructors of heterogeneous classes with a cluster of gifted students in urban school districts within Southern California, all of who were participants in a grant awarded to the University of Southern California under the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of the U.S. Department of Education (PR #S206A040072). Qualitative interviews provided data that underwent theme-based content analysis. Results of the study provided insight related to three areas: characteristics of teachers of the gifted, teacher preference and use of models of teaching, and relationships between teacher characteristics and pedagogical preference and use.; In addition to the presence of twelve characteristics from the original literature on successful teachers of the gifted, two additional traits emerged in the assessment of the participants’ traits. Considerable variance in the presence of each studied characteristic was noted as certain traits were consistently present in the participants, while others were exhibited at differing degrees of frequency and intensity. Patterns in teacher pedagogical preference and use were uncovered. Overall teacher enjoyment of models appeared to be related to the ideological features of the model, while use was connected to practical application issues and teacher level of comfort. In addition, teacher’s preferred way of thinking and learning appeared to have a large influence on pedagogical preference and use.; Seven important connections between specific teacher characteristics and models of teaching were discovered. Many of the relationships were logically supported through an understanding of the trait and the models’ theoretical underpinnings, though a few were explained through a consideration of how teachers translate theory into practice. Implications were drawn for teacher recruitment, placement, and education. It is suggested that teacher educators cultivate teacher traits associated with effectiveness for gifted populations, provide educators with strategies to overcome institutional barriers, and finally to systematically teach and support the use of models of teaching in teacher education programs and professional development. |
| Keyword | teacher characteristics; teacher preference; models of teaching; pedagogy; gifted; gifted education; teachers of gifted |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2946 |
| Rights | McCord, Paige McGinty |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-McCord-3573 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-McCord-3573.pdf |
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| Full text | THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS ON PREFERENCE FOR MODELS OF TEACHING by Paige McGinty McCord _______________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2010 Copyright 2010 Paige McGinty McCord |
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